From Personal Life to Private Law

The book examines the philosophical foundations of private law, arguing that the foremost preoccupations of the law of obligations are grounded in and pervade the personal lives of individuals.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Something Came Between Us


• 2: That's the Story of My Life


• 3: It's Not About the Money


• 4: Say It With Flowers


• 5: The Way Things Used To Be


• 6: That Was Then and This Is Now

About the author

John Gardner, University of Oxford

Summary

The book examines the philosophical foundations of private law, arguing that the foremost preoccupations of the law of obligations are grounded in and pervade the personal lives of individuals.

Additional text

contains enough insights to reward multiple readings

Product details

• Authors: John Gardner, John (University of Oxford) Gardner
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9780198851851
• ISBN: 978-0-19-885185-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, LAW / Civil Law, LAW / Jurisprudence, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Private or civil law: general, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, Private / Civil law: general works